On September 29, 2009, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met in Shanghai with his Republic of Korea (ROK) counterpart Yu Myung Hwan, who is here for the third trilateral foreign ministers' meeting of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Yang said that currently China-ROK exchanges at all levels are close with dynamic contacts and cooperation in various areas. The strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries has been developing very well. Yang hailed the successful meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and ROK President Lee Myung-bak last week in New York, during which both sides exchanged in-depth views on bilateral ties, as well as the regional and international situation and reached many important consensuses. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will also meet with President Lee Myung-bak on the sidelines of the forthcoming trilateral leaders' meeting of China, Japan and the ROK. "The two countries should strengthen exchanges and coordination, implement consensus reached by leaders of the two countries and increase pragmatic cooperation to push forward China-ROK strategic and cooperative partnership," Yang said.
Yang said that China is ready to work closely with the ROK to push for new development of the trilateral cooperation. The ROK will host the financial summit of the Group of 20 that is slated in November, 2010. China stands ready to enhance communication and cooperation with the ROK in this regard.
Yu congratulated China on its 60th founding anniversary and its splendid development achievements. He hailed the successful meeting between Chinese President Hu Jintao and ROK President Lee Myung-bak last week in New York. Since the establishment of China-ROK strategic cooperative partnership, bilateral cooperation in all areas has been developing smoothly with its connotation enriched continuously, with which the ROK side is satisfied. The ROK side looks forward to fruitful results from the trilateral leaders' meeting to be held in Beijing on October 10. He said that the Chinese economy is beginning to stabilize and recover, which plays an important role in economic recovery of Asia and the world at large. The ROK will work with China to cope with the international financial crisis, he said. The ROK side is ready to cooperate closely with China on the financial summit of the Group of 20 that is slated in November, 2010.
Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues of common concern.